The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-30
In tho House

In the House,
In the House to-day the Railroad Com
mittee reported favorably on the bill to
amend the charters of the Rome and Car
rollton aud Rome and Northeastern Rail
road Companies. Also on the bill to incor-
porate the Blue Ridge and Atlanta Rail
road Company.
The Committee on Education reported
favorably on Mr. Denny's bill to amend
revise and consolidate the common school
laws of the State and TO provide for the
holding of teachers Institutes
The Committee on Finance made an adj
verse report on the bill to levy a tax on
dogs
The special Judiciary Committee reported
in favor of the bill to regulate the capture
of tcrrapins III the State.
The Committee on Printing reported ia
vorably Calvin resolutions to provide for
the printing daily of 200 copies of an alb
strGct of the journal of the House for the
use of the members, and the resolution was
adopted
The following new bills were introduced
BY Mr. Howell, of Fulton-To amend the
charter of the Atlanta Home Insurance
Company.
BY Mr. Perry, of Gilmer-To amend sec
ton 3l3 of the Code SO far as applicable to
Gilmer county: also, to amend the charter
of the town Of Ellijay.
BY Mr. West, of Habersham-To amend
Section 2040 of the Code, adding one yoke
of oxen where there is no horse, to
property exempt from levy and execution
BY Mr. Barker, of Hart-To incorporate
the Hartwell Loan and Savings Bank
BY Mr.. Mathews, of Houston-To amend
section 4579 of the Code, SO as to exempt
from its provisions persons who observe
Saturday as the Sabbath.
BY Mr.. COney, OF Laurcns-To provide
fo,. tb0 rpcris+ra tiDO of fha yofarc af T,ourauS
county.
BY Mr.. Way of Liberty-To punish tear
ing down or defacing notices posted by
railroad companies. Also to amend section
7OS of the Code 10y striking out the clause re
quiring the Stacking of speed by railroad
trains on approaching crossings
BY Mr. Sims of Lincon-To provide for
for the pay Of excused jurors
BY Mr. Hogan, OF Lowndes-To amend
the act incorporating the city of Valdosta.
BY Mr.. FELTON,, of Macon-To amend the
act incorporating the town of Montezuma.
Also bill to incorporate the Montezuma
Steamboat Company
BY Mr.. Stewart, of Marion-To authorize
n tax of 80 per cent. on the State tax for
Marion county.
BY Mr. Howard, of McDufIle-To croate
board Of commissioners Of McDufile
county.
BY Mr.. Hughes, of Montgomery, for the
relief of the sureties of George w. Davis.
Also. for the relief of j. Y. Hill. Also, q
bill for the protection of gamo in Mont
gomery county Also, a bill to create q
county court for Montgomery county.
BY Mr.. Little, of Muscogee-To extend
the provisions of an act to incorporate the
Georgia Insurance Company.
BY Mr.. Chappell, of Muscogee--A reso
luton Recommending TO Congress the com
plctlon of the improvements OF the Caatta
hOochee river. Also resolution for the re-
lief of the Mutual Fund Life Insurance
Company.
Mr.. Harrison, of Qutman, moved 10 take
up for notion the resolution providing foi
the payment of the stehographing of the
yub-Penitentiary Committee. 1t passed
TIE PRISON BILL.
The committee Of the whole resumed con
sideration of the rcfOrmatory prison bill
Mr. Clay, of Cobb, opposed the passage
of the bill in It's present shape, He said that
DIR. Felton's eloquent and able speech OF
Yesterday did not reach the bill
as presented. 1t referred not
to youths and women only, but to criminals
of every age. This showed the importance
of having the report of a committee on
every bill before action on it by the
House. He referred TO Inconsistencies
mud errors in the argument OF
DIR. FELTON,. lie was no champion OF the
present penitcntiary system but he wanted
better substitute before passing this bill
Referring to DR.. Felton's charges about
women having babies in The camp
he said it was difficult TO secure
a perfect system, and that accidents some
times happened in the best of regulated
families. IL would he hard TO substitute a
system in which such accidents would not
happen. The bill does not propose u
deal only with criminal offenders
but with those charged with misdeme1nors
also. IL would permit the sentencing OF
trivial offenders to the pcnitcntiary, as
well as perpetrators of hcnOus crimes lie
said the bill would send all women
convicted Of great crimes e
the reformatory prison. wstl
boys Of l6 lie said that if there was any.
thing that could ruin a boy it was u bad
woman. Tho sexes ought to he kept scDaI,
ate He estimated that the bin would send
200 or 800 women and boys 20 work farm OF
800 acres and said that it would cost 81, 0Ol
70 support them, including the pay of the
superintendent, guards and trustees lie
was in favor of human treatment of the
convicts but we owe something to the
honest people of Georgia.
A GOOD SHOWING.
Mr. Arnheim read prison statistics TO show
chat the rate of mortality in the Go0rvia
pcnitentary system was far below that ol
most Northern States. lie said that the
death rate at Senator Browns camp wa,
3.j0peI hundred; at Capt loves camp. l.2O
and at Capt. James camp only G, ytt
the gentleman from Barlow haG
avoided illusions 70 Senator BROWNE camI
and spcnt all bis dcnunciaiion on Capts
loves and James He criticized tho eros.
lrrcgulai1ty IN the puuisiunent Of convict
sssostiGs 20 ages and sexes, instituted by the